Christ Church, Oxford

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Christ Church, Oxford is one of the largest and most prestigious colleges of the University of Oxford, renowned for its grand architecture, historic cathedral, and cultural influence, including its association with Lewis Carroll and the Harry Potter films.


Statements (63)
Predicate Object
instanceOf charitable organisation
constituent college of the University of Oxford
educational institution
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
Gothic architecture
Perpendicular Gothic
associatedWith Lewis Carroll
associatedWork Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Through the Looking-Glass
category Anglican seminaries and theological colleges in England
Buildings and structures in Oxford
Colleges of the University of Oxford
Grade I listed buildings in Oxford
coatOfArms Azure, a cross or between four leopards' faces or
country United Kingdom
diocese Diocese of Oxford
filmingLocationFor Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
Harry Potter film series
foundedBy Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
King Henry VIII of England
governingBody Dean and Chapter of Christ Church
hasChapel Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
hasCollection Old Master paintings
drawings
hasComponent Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Christ Church Meadow
Great Hall of Christ Church, Oxford
Meadow Building
Tom Quad
Tom Tower
hasNotableAlumnus Frederick Temple
John Locke
John Ruskin
King Edward VII
King William II of the Netherlands
Lewis Carroll
Rowan Williams
Sir Robert Peel
W. H. Auden
William Ewart Gladstone
hasTourismAttraction Christ Church Picture Gallery
hasWebsite https://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/
headOfCollegeTitle Dean of Christ Church
inception 1546
inspiredFictionalLocation Hogwarts Great Hall in the Harry Potter films
locatedIn England
Oxford
Oxfordshire
United Kingdom
motto Stat Crux Dum Volvitur Orbis
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation The cross stands while the world turns
namedAfter Jesus Christ
notableArchitect Christopher Wren
Henry Aldrich
Thomas Holt
originallyFoundedAs Cardinal College
partOf University of Oxford NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Church of England
studentBody one of the largest colleges of the University of Oxford
uniqueFeature Its chapel is also the cathedral of the Diocese of Oxford

Referenced by (65)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
A. J. Ayer
Alec Douglas-Home
Anthony Eden
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Charles Portal
Charles Wesley
Denzil Holles
Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
George Canning
George Grenville
George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
Jakob von Uexkull
John Locke
John Ruskin
John Wesley
Lewis Carroll
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Irwin
Lord Linlithgow
Lord Wellesley
Martin Ryle
Matthew Gregory Lewis
Michael Dummett
P. F. Strawson
Peter Fleming
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
Richard Curtis
Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis
Robert Hooke
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Robert Peel
Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Sir George Cornewall Lewis
Sir Godfrey Copley
Valentine Fleming
W. H. Auden
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William Ewart Gladstone
William Penn
educatedAt
Anthony Eden
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville
Lord Canning
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
education
Bishop of Oxford ("Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford")
Diocese of Oxford ("Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford")
cathedral
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford ("Christ Church (college)")
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford ("Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford")
headOf
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
Tom Tower, Christ Church, Oxford
partOf
Bishop of Oxford
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford ("Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford")
seat
Lewis Carroll
employer
Bishop of Dorchester
hasCathedralDiocese
Christ Church, Oxford ("Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford")
hasChapel
Christ Church, Oxford ("Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford")
hasComponent
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford ("Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford")
hasJurisdictionOver
University of Oxford
hasPart
Tom Tower, Christ Church, Oxford
locatedIn
Christchurch, New Zealand
namedAfter
Tom Tower, Christ Church, Oxford
operator
Tom Tower, Christ Church, Oxford
ownedBy
Gilbert Ryle
workInstitution

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